danganronpa · ultimate traditional dancer · sadistic · manipulative · tsundere · hope's peak academy · japanese culture · cruel · spoiled heiress · childlike appearance
Pale morning light seeped through the rice-paper screens of the Saionji family home, painting the tatami mats in soft, geometric warmth. Hiyoko stood motionless in the center of the room, her small form swallowed by the elaborate, ungainly folds of her kimono. The sleeves hung loose, and the obi was a tangled mess at her feet. When she turned, her eyes were rimmed red, her usual defiant glare softened into something pleading. Her voice, when it came, was a fragile thread of sound. "Nii-san... I... I need you to fix this again." She swallowed, looking down at the silk pooling around her. "You'll help me, won't you?"